- Hancock County is named County the most dangerous County in Georgia for drivers.
- Lincoln County ranks second, with 16.74% of crashes in the area involving serious injuries or death.
- Gwinnett is the safest County in Georgia for drivers.
A new study reveals that Hancock is the most dangerous place in Georgia for drivers, with the County having the highest percentage of serious injuries and deaths on its roads.
The study conducted by injury lawyers at Bader Scott analyzed Georgia’s Department of Transportation and the number of crashes between 2018 and 2022 in each County of Georgia. The study focuses on the number of crashes in each County and the percentages of which ended in serious injuries and deaths to reveal the least safe counties in Georgia for drivers.
Hancock County is at the top of the rankings as the most dangerous County in Georgia for drivers. The percentage of crashes resulting in serious injury and death is the highest in the state at 21.29%. Between 2018 and 2022, Hancock has seen 263 crashes, 24 of which involved at least one death, giving Hancock a 9.13% fatality rating, the highest in the state.
The second least safe County for drivers in Georgia is Lincoln, with 37 accidents leading to serious injury and death, giving this County a 16.74% serious injury and death rating. In this County, there were 221 crashes overall, with 12 involving fatalities, and 25 leading to serious injuries occurred between 2018 and 2022.
Chattahoochee County places third despite only seeing 187 crashes, the fourth lowest number of crashes in a County in the state, 23 of which resulted in serious injury and death; which equates to 12.30%. McIntosh County has witnessed 591 crashes, 47 of which caused serious injury, with 12.18% ending in serious injury and death, putting it firmly in fourth place.
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